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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/truckers-hit-biden-admin-climate- crackdown-pushing-electric-big-rigs
American truck drivers are sounding the horn on the Biden administration's recently-finalized environmental regulations that aim to push for the heavy-duty vehicle sector to go all-electric.
The truckers voiced concerns that electric heavy-duty vehicle technology
is not nearly advanced enough to replace the nation's existing diesel-
powered fleet, noting limitations on vehicle batteries, like low
performance in cold weather conditions and shorter range. They also warned
that the lack of high-powered charging infrastructure and power grid
upgrades needed for fueling vehicles would present additional problems.
"I'm an owner-operator. I've been in the business for 30 years," Mike
Nichols, a Wisconsin-based trucker, told Fox News Digital in an interview. "Even if they subsidized the cost of the electric vehicle 100%, I still
would refuse because I still would go broke. That's how useless they are.
If they gave me one of these things, I still wouldn't take it.
"EV trucks don't do as much work. They're heavier, so they can't haul as
much. They don't go as far. They take longer to charge," Nichols added,
saying he wouldn't be able to run his business if he were forced into
using an electric vehicle.
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"So, you're going to need more trucks on the road, which is completely the opposite of what we would want if we were actually concerned about
bettering our society."
On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized the regulations,
which kick in beginning in 2026 for model year 2027 vehicles. The
regulations gradually become more stringent through model year 2032,
affecting short-haul and long-haul tractor-trailer trucks and vocational
trucks like delivery vehicles, school and public transit buses, and
garbage trucks, concrete trucks and fire trucks.
EPA previously projected the standards could lead to 50% of vocational
trucks, 35% of short-haul tractor-trailers and 25% of long-haul tractor- trailers produced in 2032 being electric.
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While the average diesel-powered semi-truck has a typical range of between 1,500 and 2,000 miles, depending on its mileage and tank size, the
highest-end electric semi-truck, Tesla's Semi model, has a range of 500
miles. And most other electric models have ranges below 330 miles,
according to data compiled by Ptolemus Consulting Group.
In addition, electric trucks can take as long as three hours to fully
charge, the data showed, while diesel truck tanks can usually be filled in
20 minutes or less.
At the same time, despite the lower efficiency, according to the
International Council on Clean Transportation, the average electric truck typically costs around $300,000, while traditional diesel models are half
that price on average.
Nichols noted that an additional problem with electrifying heavy-duty
vehicles is the impact on trucks that need to execute a power takeoff —
for when the vehicle is stationary — but the engine is running to operate another function, such as a hydraulic system, pump or blower. He couldn't
say how a battery-powered truck would perform these tasks.
The American Trucking Associations estimates trucks transported a whopping
11.5 billion tons of freight in 2022, equivalent to about 72% of total
tonnage shipped nationwide.
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But less than 1% of new truck sales in the U.S. are zero emissions,
according to the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association, which
represents the world’s leading manufacturers of heavy-duty vehicles. While
the U.S. would need 28 million charging ports by 2030 to meet
electrification goals, according to the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory, there are currently only 160,000 such ports.
"This administration just continues to put out regulations on truckers and small business trucking without any knowledge or even trying to get the knowledge of what these truckers have to go through. This is just so frustrating to me," Lewie Pugh, who drove a truck for 25 years and serves
as executive vice president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), said in an interview.
"Truckers want clean air, clean water but there are certain ways to go
about it. We're passing mandatory laws on technology that's not even
invented, and nobody knows what the cost is going to be."
Pugh raised concerns that the U.S. power grid isn't ready for such an
increase in the level of electrical demand that would be sparked by trucks being plugged in so frequently. A December 2022 study by the American Transportation Research Institute determined the full electrification of
the U.S. transportation sector would require a 40% increase in generation
and transmission capacity compared to the current grid.
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In addition to individual truckers and OOIDA, other industry groups such
as the American Trucking Associations and American Bus Association came
out against the EPA's regulations, characterizing them as "burdensome, expensive and rife with a series of long-term issues."
In response to the criticism it has received, the EPA pointed to its
original explanation of the regulations. The agency told Fox News Digital
it would monitor implementation of the regulations in the coming years to determine whether any potential adjustments to the program are warranted.
"The rule will deliver substantial public health benefits, while at the
same time ensuring fleet owners and operators the flexibility to choose
the vehicle technologies best suited to their operations," EPA said in a statement.
The White House didn't respond to a request for comment.
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